Warehouse/Distribution Team Lead
Position Summary
The Team Leader, Distribution is a functional role that provides guidance, work levelling, assistance, and leadership to a team of Material Handlers. To assure team continuity across all warehouse operations, this position is expected to gain and maintain knowledge of all aspects of Warehouse Operations functional execution with limited exception.
The role works collaboratively with key business partners to ensure timeliness of execution, replenishment, accuracy, condition, and / or other. Interacting with all aspects of STERIS to meet business requirements.
Duties- Assure staff remain level loaded throughout the shift, adjusting as needed in areas of assignment
- Primary contact point for other functional groups to reduce Specialist distraction
- Lead troubleshooting issues as they arise
- Assist in staff assessments, assignments, training plans, and projects
- Assist in the development of improvement strategies and execution plans
- Support and foster team empowerment and lead by example
- Cycle Counting coordination and / or execution
- Follow all provided control procedures and policies to complete tasks
- Lead engagement activities assuring promotion of a safe work environment
- Functionally work within team to complete shop floor execution daily requirements
- Lead coordination efforts and flow of product through the areas of report including but not limited to transacting, storage, labelling, movement, packaging, shipment, and return from field and or stock
- High School Diploma or GED
- 5 years related disciplines experience required
- Previous forklift experience (counterbalance, stock picker, reach truck) preferred, if none, ability to become certified required
- General proficiencies in Microsoft Office and ERP required (SAP preferred)
- A wide and comprehensive knowledge of general and specific aspects of the position and their practical applications to problems and situations ordinarily require
- Ability to work independently and as a team in a fast paced, changing environment
- Maintain positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors
- Ability to maintain regular and predictable attendance
- Ability to continually meet all ADA factors as detailed within this job description
=== Company description
STERIS is a leading provider of infection prevention and procedural products and services, focused primarily on the critical markets of healthcare, pharmaceutical and research and medical devices. Our mission is to help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.We have 12,000 employees worldwide, with over 3,000 in Customer-facing sales and service roles. Founded as Innovative Medical Technologies in Ohio in 1985, the company was renamed STERIS in 1987. Many of the businesses that have been acquired and integrated into STERIS have much longer operating histories, notably the American Sterilizer Company founded in 1894.
The STERIS Vision is inspired by our Customers' efforts to create a healthier and safer world, and guided by our legacy of leadership and innovation; we strive to be a Great Company. To STERIS, this means we will make a difference by providing world-class product and service solutions for our Customers, safe and rewarding work for our People, and superior returns for our Shareholders.